SOLUTION: Rachel needs a mixture of 55 pounds of nuts consisting of peanuts and cashews. Let P represent pounds of peanuts in the mixture. Write an algebraic expression for the number of pou
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Question 1134612: Rachel needs a mixture of 55 pounds of nuts consisting of peanuts and cashews. Let P represent pounds of peanuts in the mixture. Write an algebraic expression for the number of pounds of cashew that she needs to add.
I have no idea how to solve this, I tried reverting back to my note, but there was nothing, I'm desperate. Thank you so much! Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You want to end up with an expression and not an
equation, but you can get there by saying:
Let = pounds of cashews needed
Then I can say:
The right side of the equation is the expression needed
